10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2020

It is a birding challenge where a team of birders stays in one spot for the entire day to see how many species they can record for their location. As always, we were high above the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, perched precariously on the platform atop Battery Harris, the old artillery battery built to defend New York Harbor in World War II.

Battery 171

Battery Birds 2016 Sparrows 171

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2018

1PM – Clare: Cameras with AA Batteries are the Best. 1PM – Meredith: Bald Eagles are Tools. 1PM – Carrie: Invasive Species Can Be Awesome. 7AM – Intro Post. 7AM – Corey: Snowy Owls are Superior in Every Way to Great Gray Owls. 1PM – Mike: Lookalike Birds Should Be Lumped. 7AM – Donna: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds.

Bald Eagle 100

Bald Eagle Battery Hunters Owls 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2018

We are more refined, merely enjoying invasive species, thinking extinct birds are gone and you should get over it, and that those who like to watch gulls probably have a screw or two loose. 1PM – Clare: Cameras with AA Batteries are the Best. 1PM – Meredith: Bald Eagles are Tools. 7AM – Intro Post.

Bald Eagle 104

Bald Eagle Battery Monkeys Hunters 104

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

You can easily scroll through the 940 species of bird included, which covers the United States (including Hawaii) and Canada. A nice touch is the option to view the app with black print on a white background or, if you want to save battery life and not illuminate the entire area, you can use it with white print on a black background.

New York 177

New York Battery Hawaii United States 177